Editorial Policy
This is how we research, write and maintain everything on CasinoNews.ai - and the standards we hold ourselves to so that our coverage stays useful, accurate and honest.
Editorial Independence
Our editorial team works independently of any commercial arrangements. The people who research, test and score casinos are kept separate from the people who manage partnerships, and commercial relationships have no say over what we publish or how we rate it.
Some links on this site are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you sign up through them. This funding never affects a score, ranking or verdict. A casino cannot pay to score higher, appear better in a list, or have a criticism removed. For the full detail of how this works, see our affiliate disclosure and the scoring criteria in our methodology.
How We Research Content
Our reviews and guides are based on hands-on work, not press releases. Where a casino is concerned, we sign up and use the site ourselves so that what we describe reflects the real player experience.
- Hands-on testing - we register, deposit where appropriate, play games and request withdrawals to see how the site behaves in practice.
- Licence checks - we look up an operator's licence on the relevant regulator's public register to confirm it is genuine and current.
- Reading the full terms - we read bonus terms and conditions in full, including wagering requirements, game weightings, maximum bets and expiry, so we can explain them plainly.
- Testing support - we contact customer support with real questions to judge responsiveness, hours and the quality of the answers.
The criteria we apply, and how we weight them, are set out in our methodology.
Author Bylines & Expertise
Every article carries a byline - either a named author or the CasinoNews.ai editorial team - so you always know who stands behind what you are reading. Our reviewers have genuine, hands-on experience with online casinos and the markets we cover, and they apply the same published standards to every site rather than relying on assumptions.
"Last Updated" Dates
Online casinos change: licences, bonus terms, payment methods and game libraries can all move. To make that visible, every review and guide shows a last-updated date. We re-check content after material changes - for example a new licence position, a substantially revised bonus, or a notable shift in payout behaviour - and update the date and the detail when we do.
Corrections Policy
We take accuracy seriously, and we know we can still get things wrong. If you spot an error, please tell us via our contact page with the page and the detail concerned. We review every report, correct genuine errors promptly, and add a brief note where a significant correction changes the meaning of what we originally published.
Sourcing & Accuracy
We source factual claims wherever possible - licence details to public regulator registers, bonus figures to an operator's own terms, and industry developments to identifiable sources. Where a page shows sample or placeholder figures rather than verified data, we flag it clearly as such, and we treat that data as provisional until it has been checked and confirmed.
Our promise is simple: independent judgement, hands-on research, clear bylines, dated content, and prompt corrections when we get something wrong.
